First it was traffic cams, then surveillance cameras in business parking lots. Next in line was Google Earth. Now, increasing domestic use of drones by the military, police agencies and even universities are making author George Orwell’s “fictional” novel1984- which envisions a surveillance society and features thought police – look downright prophetic.

English: Picture of George Orwell which appears in an old acreditation for the BNUJ. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Following what has been described as a “landmark”Freedom of Information Actrequest, the federal government has been forced to reveal that unmanned spy drones are being launched from 63 sites in 20 states.

Further, some of the drones are of a make and model that has been used overseas to target insurgents and terrorists with missiles, the government’s information revealed.

Once again, your privacy doesn’t matter

TheFederal Aviation Administration(FAA), which is authorized to license and track drone usage, says most of the spy crafts are being launched from military installations, police agencies and Border Patrol/border enforcement entities. But surprisingly, some 19 colleges and universities are also in the spy drone business……………….

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English: George Orwell in Hampstead On the corner of Pond Street and South End Road, opposite the Royal Free Hospital. The bookshop has long gone. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)